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Alexander the Great
Vocabulary for Alexander the Great by John Gunther
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English
6th Grade
01/21/2011
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City States
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independent states made up of a city and its surrounding areas.
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Arid
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a very dry climate
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primitive
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an early stage of civilization; crude
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shrew
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a bad tempered woman
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atrocity
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an extremely cruel act
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prosperous
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successful
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phalanx
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a body of troops in close array
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impetuous
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rash, hotheaded, impulsive
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mutiny
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rebellion against the authority inplace
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arduous
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effort to the point of exhaustion; grueling
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prostrate
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lying face down in submission
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interment
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burial; placing a body in a grave
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